HOUSE

Florida FL-20 House2024

RACE AT A GLANCE

SEAT HELD

RACE WINNER

Seat held

RACE TYPE

Incumbent running

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

RACE RATING

Last updated : Feb 2, 2023
Solid D

COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX

Last updated : Mar 6, 2023
D +50
R +50
D +25

Race summary

Several sitting House members have pulled off narrow victories, but few can claim to match the five-vote margin by which Cherfilus-McCormick bested Broward County Commissioner Dale Holness in her initial 2021 special election primary.

Key Dates

Filing Deadline: Apr 26, 2024

Primary Election: Aug 20, 2024

INCUMBENT

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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

First Elected: 2022

Last General Election: 72.3%

Last Primary Election: 65.6%

Full Bio:
CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Sheila, a Representative from Florida; born in Brooklyn, King’s County, N.Y., January 25, 1979; graduated from Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory, Hollywood, Fla., 1997; B.A., Howard University, Washington, D.C., 2001; attended University of Maryland Global Campus, Adelphi, Md., 2005-2007; J.D., St. Thomas University School of Law, Miami Gardens, Fla., 2010; health care executive; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Alcee Lamar Hastings (January 11, 2022-present).

Source: Bioguide

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DISTRICT DATA

Florida - 20

Southeast: parts of Fort Lauderdale and Coral Springs 

Population Breakdown

Source: 2020 Census (VAP)

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Past Presidential Results from this District

2020 Election Results

Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST

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2016 Election Results

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RACE ANALYSIS

Race Analysis

Updated: May 10, 2023

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